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Gargi Chaudhuri

Gargi Chaudhuri, Geography & Environmental Science, received the Distinguished Service Award at Association of American Geographers (AAG) Annual Meeting 2024 on Friday, April 19, in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Submitted on: April 23

Gargi Chaudhuri and Shrobona Karkun Sen

Gargi Chaudhuri and Shrobona Karkun Sen, both Geography & Environmental Science, co-authored the article "Defining Urban India: Finding order in chaos" in Landscape Ecological Science from India [Special Issue], Current Landscape Ecology Reports published on Nov. 11, 2023 by SpringerLink.

Submitted on: Jan. 17

Niti Mishra

Niti Mishra, Geography & Environmental Science, authored the article "Applying High-Resolution Satellite and UAS Imagery for Detecting Coldwater Inputs in Temperate Streams of the Iowa Driftless Region" in Remote Sensing published on Saturday, Sept. 9 by MDPI. This research was funded by the DOI Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance Program (grant #F20AP10272-00).

Submitted on: Sept. 9, 2023

Gargi Chaudhuri

Gargi Chaudhuri, Geography & Environmental Science, presented "Deep learning and UAV remote sensing" at Women in GIS on Aug. 4 online. Invited to present at Women in GIS's monthly lightening talks. The theme for August's session was on UAV Remote Sensing.

Submitted on: Sept. 6, 2023

Gargi Chaudhuri and Niti Mishra

Gargi Chaudhuri and Niti Mishra, both Geography & Earth Science, co-authored the article "Detection of Aquatic Invasive Plants in Wetlands of the Upper Mississippi River from UAV Imagery Using Transfer Learning" in Remote Sensing published on Jan. 27 by MDPI. Research was supported by funding from WI Space Research Infrastructure grant, CSH Dean's Distinguished Fellowship, Brice Prairie Conservation Association and logistical support from the US Fish & Wildlife.

Submitted on: Jan. 30, 2023